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Melinta Therapeutics yesterday submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug for the approval of intravenous and oral Baxdela (delafloxacin), an antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial skin and skin structure infections.
The CDC celebrates World Polio Day with hopeful talk of the finish line.
Only half of outpatients get the recommended first-line antibiotic for sore throats, etc.
Saudi Arabia reported three more MERS-CoV cases yesterday and today, one of them a fatal case that is linked to what appears to be a hospital-related outbreak in Hofuf.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), according to a news release its manufacturer, Merck.
High demand, production problems, and lack of raw materials contribute to the shortage, which has hindered immunization campaigns at a crucial time.
A new study out of Spain has found that antibiotic de-escalation in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia appears safe and effective and does not adversely affect outcomes.
Today the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) said there were three new cases of MERS-CoV in the country, including two cases acquired in the healthcare settings.
Also, Florida has a new local case, and infections in US pregnant women approach 900.
Syphilis cases jumped 19%, gonorrhea increased by 12.8%, and chlamydia by 5.9% from 2014.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case, the country's fifth in 6 days.
Cases of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have been identified in three students at a university in Romania and in a family contact, according to a report yesterday from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
ACIP spent several months reviewing clinical trial data that showed two doses in younger adolescents prompted an immune response similar to or higher than in young adults.
More Zika in Florida traps, blood banks.
The non-profit highlights policies that could save billions in avoidable healthcare costs, it says.
A multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli infections tied to Adams Farm beef, veal, and bison products appears to be over after 11 cases, which is 4 more than when the outbreak was first reported last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
The results of a small, single-center study suggest that implementing an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) based on infectious disease (ID) consultation in a rehabilitation facility can reduce antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance without affecting patient outcomes.
Also today, a Lancet letter details the second case of female-to-male sexual spread.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced two new MERS-CoV cases, plus the death of a recently reported patient.
The rate of MRSA acquisition is low among contacts of patients colonized or infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a study yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.
